This is a photograph of Councillor George Nixon who represented South Riding on the Orbost Shire Council from 1902 - 1916. He was president 1914-1915. George Nixon (1862-1941) selected land in Bete Bolong in the 1890's. He married Emily Warren in 1889 in Orbost. He was a shire councillor. He was a prominent breeder of Clydesdales and after a serious fall off a horse walked with a walking stick and special boot for the rest of his life. He was well-known for his interest in cars, horse-racing and politics.He was married to Emily Warren in 1889 in Orbost. Mrs Nixon (Emily)was the first Red Cross president during WW1. They had ten children.both George and Emily are buried in the Orbost Cemetery. (ref:From White Knowle to Pumpkin Point by Hon Peter Nixon A.O.)This item is associated with the Orbost Shire Council. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994 when it became part of the East Gippsland Shire Council. This item is associated with a prominent Orbost family. George Nixon was the son of James and Alice Nixon. The Nixon families were among the earliest settlers on the Snowy River.A black / white head and shoulders portrait photograph of man wearing a suit.There is also a framed copy.nixon-george orbost-shire-council

There are records of members of the Helmers family attending Bendoc State School. George Helmers was a prospector who mined all the gold from the dry gullies that ran into Bendoc. George was born in 1866, in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Euphemia Lock, born on October 19 1870, in Bendoc Upper, Victoria, Australia.This photograph is associated with early settlers of Bendoc, East Gippsland.A large black / white photograph of a man standing in front of a wooden cottage. there is a horse beside him, a woman standing on a verandah in the background and on the left is a clothes line with what seem to be nappies pegged out. There is also a copy of the original. on back - "George Helmers, Errinundra"helmers-george-bendoc

The book was written as part of the centenary celebrations of the Metung School.This book is a useful reference for the history of Metung and education in the East Gippsland area.A 116 pp book titled The Village School. with a b/w photograph of children standing outside a building in 1890. The building is Metung's first school and post office at George Grant's house an Shaving Point. The title and "Celebrating the centenary of Metung School 1890-1990 is in black . The book was written by Wendy L. Male of Metung.metung-history education-east gippsland

Broadbent's Official Road Guides Company took over George R. Broadbent's business in 1935. In 1963, it changed its name to Broadbent's Road Maps Pty. Ltd. George Robert Broadbent (1863-1947), cyclist and map publisher, was born on 3 November 1863 at Ashby near Geelong, Victoria. At various times Broadbent held most Victorian and Australian road cycling records. Broadbent became an active vice-president of the Good Roads Association of Victoria in November 1912 and was consulted regularly during the preparation of the country roads bill. That year he took over the Argus motoring column, wrote tirelessly on road improvements and maintenance, and became manager of the Automobile Club's new touring department in 1914.A 160 pp road guide book titled Broadbent's Official Road Guide Melbourne - Sydney. The front cover has a yellow background with a map of the coastline from Sydney to Melbourne, the Prince's Highway route marked. This is inset in a drawing of a car driving along the coastal road.The book contains speedometer readings, route maps, advertisements and photos of points of interest. In the top right is the logo of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and at the bottom right is the price 1/-.traavel road-guides broadbent-george car-touring

This medal was approved in 1919 for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. This medal gives an insight into the human element of World War 1 ensuring that those who were part of the Orbost community and died while playing a vital role during this time are remembered.A circular silver medal with a bare-headed King George V facing left and GEORGIVS V BRITT:OMN:REX ET IND:IMP: on one side and on the other is a naked St George, on horseback armed with a short sword. It has the dates 1914 and 1918 on either side. The ribbon has a wide central watered stripe of orange and two narrow white stripes on either side, two black pin-stripes and two outer stripes of blue.medal ww1 military

Found at the Pyramids , Buchan. Inspected by George Rawlings on 6.2.2013.A heavily calcified fossil rock. Genus Spinella Buchanesis . Devonian age 419.2–358.9 million years ago. It contains blastoids from the echinoid family.fossil spinella buchan devonian

Inspected by George Rawlings on 6.2.2013. The smaller fossil is related to the modern starfish, has 5 petals, secreted eggs from holes at the top. The mouth was underneath with rows of teeth. 1641.1 is a large sea urchin fossil (echinoderm) originally covered in spines. It is possibly from Turkey and 4 million years old. Modae Louisato 1641.2 is a smaller sea urchin fossil - echinoidius gippslandicus

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013. Gastropods are molluscs which include snails and slugs, living in fresh water or the sea. These fossils are possibly from the Newmerella cutting.Three small gastropod fossils from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods shells

Inspected by George Rawlings on 6.12.2013. This fossil was probably found at the Newmerella cutting.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history. This fossil is part of the geological history of the Orbost area.A gastropod fossil from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods shells

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Half of a gastropod fossil - cypraea. Possibly limestone from the Myocene era.fossil gastropod cypraea cowrie shell

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013A gastropod fossil which is probably Gippsland limestone from the Myocene Era.fossil gastropod myocene

Found at Newmerella. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history. This fossil is part of the geological history of the Orbost district.A gastropod fossil from the Miocene Era.gastropod fossil miocene

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A piece of conglomerate rock with shell (nautiloid?) and coral from the Miocene Era.fossil conglomerate miocene coral nautiloid

These were collected from the Lake Tyers area at Red Bluff. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Two lumps of fossil rock with a small shell broken off one. The shells are filled with calcite.fossil shells calcite lake-tyers

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Two fossils in Gippsland limestone. .1 has scallop shells - pectens .2 has calcified wood. Both are from the Miocene Era.fossils miocene scallops petrified-wood

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Six bivalve fossils of different sizes. There are worm holes in one. The two small dark ones are brachiopods.fossils bivalves brachiopods shells

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A scallop fossil -Pectinidae. This dates from the Miocene Era.fossil scallop pectinidae shell

These were found at Red Bluff at Lake Tyers. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Two lumps of shell fossils. The smaller, .1, is a shell and the larger .2 is a cast of spondylus, a genus of bivalve molluscs, gasteropodes. This is in calcite.fossils shells red-bluff bivalve molluscs spondylus

This rock was found at Buchan. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.A lump of reddish brown rock with crustaceans in a lighter colour. They are gastropod turritella. The rock is Jasper, a form of chalcedony ( an impure variety of silica).fossils jasper gastropod-turitella

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013. It is a fossil of a Murray Cod (maccullochella macquariensis) from diatomaceous earths in New South Wales.A very fragile chalk fossil of a fresh water fish. It is aged about 20 million years and was found in the locality of a chalk mine at Bugaldie in New South Wales (near Coonabarrabran).fossil murray-cod chalk-mine bugaldie

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Two gastropod fossils. Spiral shells.fossils gastropods shells

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A large oyster shell fossil from the Miocene Era. There is evidence of borers. It is a Mother-of-Pearl flap.oyster fossil mother-of-pearl miocene

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Five small shell fossils. All are gastropods probably cowries from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods cowries miocene

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2012. Found at Toorloo Arm (near Lakes Entrance in East Gippsland).Three bowl-shaped fossils from the Miocene Era. They are Bryzoan types of coral. .1 is part of a shell. .2 is a cup coral and .3 is a coral.fossils coral miocene bryzoan

Presumed found in the Buchan area. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history. This fossil is part of the geological history of East GippslandTtwo pieces of jasper fossil. Genus-nautiloidea, family-cephalopoda, order - mollusca. Fossil of a cuttlefish like animal- head and tentacles protruding from one end of the long tubular shell. This is in red jasper. The small fossil piece has been polished.jasper fossil nautilloidea mollusc

Found at Point Hicks. Probably part of the root of the tree. This is a type of petrified wood that has had all of the wood cells replaced with calcite mineral. After exposure to the ultraviolet light of the sun for a few years, the petrified wood has turned dark. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.One piece of fossil of a calcified tea tree.fossil tea-tree petrified-wood calcification

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2 2013.A piece of rock which is calcified vegetation.fossil

Found at Hofen's Bluff at Bete Bolong in 1936 by Barry McLeod. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.This fossil is an example of the geological history of the Orbost area.A rock with a piece of shark tooth embedded in it. It was found at Hofen's Bluff at Bete Bolong. It belongs to the Oligocene Miocene Age (20 million years ago). The tooth is from the upper jaw probably near the front from a white pointer shark about 6o metres long. Carcharodon Megalodon.fossil shark-tooth hofen's-bluff white-pointer .

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Two tiny fossils in Gippsland limestone. .1 is difficult to identify. .2 is lace coral.fossils coral gippsland-limestone

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.A fossilised worm casting., as in a beach or sand worm of a large variety. The worm secretes organic substances that harden in the burrow and the ejected material is called castings.fossil worm-casting